Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560 a year (58% above the U.S. median of $63,190), based on about 23,120 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within Illinois. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.

Median annual pay

$99,560

58% above the U.S. median of $63,190

Average annual pay

$92,230

Mean wage

Pay range

$49,240–$123,660

10th to 90th percentile

Jobs in the state

23,120

Employees, May 2025

Median hourly pay

$47.87

Before taxes

The state's price level is 100.0 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $99,560 here equals roughly $99,560 after adjusting for the state's price level.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.